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Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
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Civilian Labor Force |
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3,404.1 |
3,391.9 |
3,409.6 |
3,417.8 |
3,412.9 |
3,414.2 |
Employment |
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3,263.5 |
3,226.1 |
3,232.3 |
3,246.0 |
3,234.0 |
3,231.6 |
Unemployment |
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140.7 |
165.8 |
177.3 |
171.8 |
178.9 |
182.6 |
Unemployment Rate |
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4.1 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
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Total Nonfarm |
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3,290.5 |
3,292.4 |
3,295.4 |
3,292.5 |
3,294.3 |
3,290.5 |
12-month % change |
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0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
12-month % change |
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0.0 |
-5.9 |
-5.6 |
0.0 |
-5.9 |
-5.9 |
Construction |
|
134.3 |
134.0 |
134.8 |
134.3 |
134.8 |
133.8 |
12-month % change |
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-0.6 |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
-2.1 |
-1.5 |
-2.3 |
Manufacturing |
|
292.5 |
292.0 |
292.1 |
290.2 |
290.8 |
290.2 |
12-month % change |
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-1.1 |
-1.3 |
-1.2 |
-1.9 |
-1.4 |
-1.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
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567.4 |
568.1 |
568.4 |
568.6 |
567.4 |
567.6 |
12-month % change |
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-0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
Information |
|
90.1 |
89.6 |
89.4 |
89.2 |
88.9 |
89.1 |
12-month % change |
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1.7 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
Financial Activities |
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224.1 |
223.6 |
223.2 |
223.1 |
222.7 |
221.5 |
12-month % change |
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-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.9 |
Professional & Business Services |
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488.1 |
489.4 |
489.4 |
488.8 |
489.0 |
488.5 |
12-month % change |
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1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Education & Health Services |
|
636.0 |
636.2 |
636.5 |
640.0 |
640.5 |
639.4 |
12-month % change |
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2.4 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
301.8 |
302.1 |
304.6 |
302.1 |
302.9 |
302.1 |
12-month % change |
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0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Other Services |
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118.7 |
119.1 |
119.1 |
119.4 |
119.9 |
119.3 |
12-month % change |
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-0.7 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
Government |
|
436.0 |
436.7 |
436.2 |
435.1 |
435.8 |
437.4 |
12-month % change |
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1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
Mass layoffs |
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Layoff events, all industries |
|
18 |
9 |
17 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
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1,936 |
946 |
1,467 |
1,107 |
495 |
310 |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Massachusetts includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Barnstable Town, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA (NECTA Division)
- Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA (NECTA Division)
- Framingham, MA (NECTA Division)
- Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH (NECTA Division)
- Nashua, NH-MA (NECTA Division)
- New Bedford, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Peabody, MA (NECTA Division)
- Pittsfield, MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Springfield, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
- Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA (NECTA Division)
- Worcester, MA-CT (Metropolitan NECTA)
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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